หลานๆ
lăan lăanMeanings
1NounA2
grandchildren (plural)
more than one grandchild; the children of one’s sons or daughters
Examples
คุณย่าkun yâaคุณย่าkun yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)รักrákรักrák1[to] love; be fond of2love (affection)3beloved; dearหลานๆlăan lăanหลานๆlăan lăan1grandchildren (plural)2nieces and nephews (plural)3you kids; youngsters (address)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
Grandma loves all her grandchildren.
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This Saturday, grandpa will make snacks for his grandchildren to eat.
เมื่อmêuuaปิดbpìtเทอมที่แล้วterm têe láeoหลานๆlăan lăanมาจากmaa jàakต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtเพื่อpêuuaเยี่ยมyîiamคุณปู่kun bpòo
Last school break, the grandchildren came from another province to visit their grandfather.
ลูกๆlôok lôokของฉันkŏng chănทำงานtam ngaanหมดแล้วmòt láewเลยloieส่งsòngหลานๆlăan lăanมาmaaอยู่yòoเป็นbpenเพื่อนpêuuanฉันchănที่บ้านtêe bâan
My children are all working, so they sent their children (my grandchildren) to stay with me at home for company.
2NounA2
nieces and nephews (plural)
the children of one’s brothers or sisters, in plural
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritน้าnáaน้าnáa1younger sibling of one’s mother2auntie; uncle (familiar address)3aunt/uncle by marriage (maternal)4stepmother5pleading sentence-final particle (informal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหลานๆlăan lăanหลานๆlăan lăan1grandchildren (plural)2nieces and nephews (plural)3you kids; youngsters (address)หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several people
Auntie/Uncle has many nieces and nephews.
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Auntie is going to buy birthday presents for her nieces and nephews.
Yesterday, uncle took his nieces and nephews to the amusement park.
พี่สาวpêe săaoฉันchănต้องdtôngไปbpaiต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtเลยloieฝากfàakลูกๆlôok lôokของเขาkŏng kăoไว้wáiกับgàpฉันchănผมpŏmจึงjeungต้องdtôngดูแลdoo laeหลานๆlăan lăanไปก่อนbpai gòn
My older sister has to go abroad, so she left her kids with me; therefore, I have to take care of my nieces/nephews for now.
3NounB1
you kids; youngsters (address)
a way to address a group of younger people, often one’s grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or kids in general
Examples
หลานๆlăan lăanหลานๆlăan lăan1grandchildren (plural)2nieces and nephews (plural)3you kids; youngsters (address)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkหรือยังrĕu yangหรือยังrĕu yangquestion particle: “yet?” / “…or not yet?”จ๊ะjáจ๊ะjá1polite sentence-ending particle (friendly/softening)2yes?; what is it? (friendly response)
Have you kids eaten yet?
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คุณครูkun kruuบอกbòkกับgàpนักเรียนnák riianว่าwâaหลานๆlăan lăanต้องdtôngตั้งใจเรียนdtâng jai riianนะnáจะได้jà dâaiมีmeeอนาคตà-naa-kótที่ดีtêe dee
The teacher told the students, "Kids, you must study hard so you can have a good future."
คุณลุงkun lungข้างบ้านkâang bâanตะโกนเรียกdtà-gohn rîiakเด็กๆdèk dèkที่têeกำลังgam-langเล่นlênกันganว่าwâaหลานๆlăan lăanมาmaaเอาขนมao kà-nŏmไปbpaiกินginเร็วreo
The uncle next door shouted to the playing children, "Hey kids, come get some snacks to eat!"
ในฐานะnai tăa-náคนkonรุ่นเก่าrûn gàoผมpŏmภูมิใจpoom jaiที่têeเห็นhĕnหลานๆlăan lăanรุ่นใหม่rûn màiมีmeeความkwaamกล้าแสดงออกglâa sà-daeng òkในทางnai taangที่têeสร้างสรรค์sâang săn
As someone from the older generation, I am proud to see the younger generation (the kids) have the courage to express themselves in creative ways.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หลานๆ said หลาน-หลาน?
lăan lăan
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lăan
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |